Friday, July 23, 2010

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Internationally known as Typhoon Conson, Basyang may not have brought down dreadful rains like Typhoon Ondoy, but it still pummeled the country with its strong winds. Knocking out powerlines, crippling the capital Manila with blackouts which shut down all commuter trains - LRT, MRT and PNR trains.

The long commute. A lot of workers were left stranded. My Dad had to endure a 3-hour ride from Monumento to Makati via bus, only to find out most offices had no electricity (these private companies however still required employees to come to work despite the bad weather) .

Blackouts in Makati. We had to endure having no electricity for 2 nights which meant no functioning rice cooker and electric stove. With meat spoiling in the fridge, I was near crazy and adamant to find a friend's house to cook everything. My cows were starving and even the fastfood stores were closed. Some fastfood outlets suffered the brunt of the storm terribly.

Even the tempered glass at KFC was unable to withstand the strong winds of Basyang.

Luckily, no one was hurt when the shards came falling down.

I went to Salcedo street really early to meet up with my Dad who was bringing us emergency food from Pampanga. There were a lot of debris and tree branches were strewn about in Legaspi village. In other places in the city, you had to look out for flying tin roofs during the storm.

Mom & Dad Saves the Day. My mom is amazing though, she could have just made us some soupy treat or sent us canned food instead she still managed to cook Stuffed Chicken Gallantina and Lechon Paksiw then packed it in banana leaves just in time for my Dad to bring it to Makati. Haay, the Kapampangan spirit talaga when it comes to food, kailangan laging espesyal :)

The long wait. It was too dark inside our unit, so me and my son spent our time singing nursery rhymes at the corridor. Our building's generator could only sustain light at its hallways and power up its elevators.

By morning, Makati was back to normal again and I'm now back online blogging about the whole thing. Hope everyone was safe inside their homes!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Woke up real early, but my son saw me leaving and he got so upset. He thought I was going to work on a Saturday. Okay after sneaking out and walking to Aquanox a few blocks away, I arrived around 9:30 and wow, the place was filled with Mommy bloggers with their babies and kids.

I politely asked our Nuffnang coordinator if I could bring my son over, she said it was okay, so I rushed back home to a very upset little boy who wanted taho (soybean curd milk). I told him he could come with me to a Mommy party and Cow cheered up. Finally, after a busy week at work, we were finally going to do something together! and we left Daddycow at home haha :p

At the Bedtime Believer Awards, Cow got so excited! He loved the view from the top floor.

Oooh so many Mommy Bloggers! Good vibes to the old and new Mommy bloggers I met that day!

So while I was eating my sandwich, they called out the Mommy winners. I almost choked on the carrots when they called my blog name out of nowhere and I wasn't sure about leaving my son alone on the top floor. Game naman sya and he didn't cry. I waved at him when I got downstairs, he was smiling. I received this huge glass trophy which was very heavy and a nice bonus- a Rustans gift cheque. WOW!

I met new mommy bloggers- Vance, Marilyn, Dinia and Janese. I wasn't able to spot any of the regulars (except for Mommy Pehpot) I guess most of them were seated at the ground floor. It was also nice to see Miss Anne Franco of Nuffnang again :)

After the event we went to Rustans supermarket at Greenbelt with my prize gift cheque- I decided to spend it on groceries. My son was so happy with all the treats he got! How timely. I'm thankful to J&J for the welcomed surprise!

The Bedtime Believer Award Winners:

♥ Science of Sleep Awardfor the most comprehensive post- MommyCow♥ Magic Of You Award for the mom who has tried the Johnson’s bedtime routine consistently and the routine has worked well for her and her child - happythoughtshappytot.com♥ The True Bedtime Believer Award given to the Mom who has shown true willingness and passion to share her sleep discoveries to the online world- Pehpot.com